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Bellows tapes ????
Hi,
I have a Calumet Orbit and it is missing those gizmos which resemble little 1 inch long tapes with a D ring at the end that are glued to the bellows and enable you to take in the bellows so that it doesn't sag when you are using a short bellows draw. What those gizmos called and where can I get them? If not what can I make them out of and what kind of glue do I use to glue the tapes to the bellows? Any information would be appreciated. Thanks. Cheers, Bogdan -- __________________________________________________ ________________ Bogdan Karasek Montréal, Québec e-mail: Canada "Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen" "What we cannot speak about we must pass over in silence" Ludwig Wittgenstein __________________________________________________ ______________ |
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Bellows tapes ????
On Mar 28, 7:08 am, Bogdan Karasek wrote:
Hi, I have a Calumet Orbit and it is missing those gizmos which resemble little 1 inch long tapes with a D ring at the end that are glued to the bellows and enable you to take in the bellows so that it doesn't sag when you are using a short bellows draw. What those gizmos called and where can I get them? If not what can I make them out of and what kind of glue do I use to glue the tapes to the bellows? Any information would be appreciated. Thanks. Cheers, Bogdan -- __________________________________________________ ________________ Bogdan Karasek Montréal, Québec e-mail: Canada "Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen" "What we cannot speak about we must pass over in silence" Ludwig Wittgenstein __________________________________________________ ______________ Any piece of cloth, leather, what ever will do the job of the bellows strap, To attach use either contact cement or rubber glue and follow the instructions. The D-ring get from a hardware shop or even a locksmith shop. Good luck, Draco Getting even isn't good enough. Being better does. |
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Bellows is more likely to sag when using a long bellows
draw, Calumet actually made three(?) different Orbit models with different monorail and bellow lengths, you can probably pick up a used orbit for less that a replacement bellows for the "system" cameras, for occasional use I would just prop up the bellows from below after I set the shot up. darkroommike Bogdan Karasek wrote: Hi, I have a Calumet Orbit and it is missing those gizmos which resemble little 1 inch long tapes with a D ring at the end that are glued to the bellows and enable you to take in the bellows so that it doesn't sag when you are using a short bellows draw. What those gizmos called and where can I get them? If not what can I make them out of and what kind of glue do I use to glue the tapes to the bellows? Any information would be appreciated. Thanks. Cheers, Bogdan |
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Bellows tapes ????
"Bogdan Karasek" wrote in message news Hi, I have a Calumet Orbit and it is missing those gizmos which resemble little 1 inch long tapes with a D ring at the end that are glued to the bellows and enable you to take in the bellows so that it doesn't sag when you are using a short bellows draw. What those gizmos called and where can I get them? If not what can I make them out of and what kind of glue do I use to glue the tapes to the bellows? Any information would be appreciated. Thanks. Cheers, Bogdan -- __________________________________________________ ________________ Bogdan Karasek Montréal, Québec e-mail: Canada I replaced the bellows on my Calumet C-1 some years ago with a new one bought from Calumet. It came with one bellows strap in the form of the same cloth the outer bellows covering was made of. I used the old D ring. The strap had some sort of adhesive on it. The same for the replacement bellows I got for my ancient Agfa 8x10, the strap was just a strip of cloth. A good place to try for the ring is a tack shop, i.e., a place that sells stuff for horses. Also, try Tandy Leather, they have all sorts of rings and buckles. The straps are used either to pull the bellows up if they sag or, if you are using a long bellows draw, run a rod of some sort through the ring and let it sit on the top of the camera frames. Probaby the best stuff to stick the strap itself together with and to mount it is contact cement like Pliobond or Barge Cement. -- --- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Bellows tapes ????
"Richard Knoppow" wrote
A good place to try for the ring is a tack shop, i.e., a place that sells stuff for horses. If you don't mind a stainless steel ring 'Split rings' - or key rings - are available at most hardware stores and come in a range of sizes. The small ones are good for replacing camera strap rings on 35mm cameras. 25 cents at the hardware store, $2.50 at the camera store. -- Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Darkroom Automation: F-Stop Timers, Enlarging Meters http://www.darkroomautomation.com/index.htm n o lindan at ix dot netcom dot com |
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I always carry a couple of spare split rings on my keychain,
had one break on a friends camera out in the boonies one time, also have a small led flashlight and a pc tip conditioner on the same set of keys. darkroommike Nicholas O. Lindan wrote: "Richard Knoppow" wrote A good place to try for the ring is a tack shop, i.e., a place that sells stuff for horses. If you don't mind a stainless steel ring 'Split rings' - or key rings - are available at most hardware stores and come in a range of sizes. The small ones are good for replacing camera strap rings on 35mm cameras. 25 cents at the hardware store, $2.50 at the camera store. |
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Nicholas O. Lindan wrote in message ... "Richard Knoppow" wrote A good place to try for the ring is a tack shop, i.e., a place that sells stuff for horses. If you don't mind a stainless steel ring 'Split rings' - or key rings - are available at most hardware stores and come in a range of sizes. The small ones are good for replacing camera strap rings on 35mm cameras. 25 cents at the hardware store, $2.50 at the camera store. a young lady I used to sit for has been pursued by Japanese photographers. Her sister sent these things published in Japanese magazines. Pretty neat, eh? It's apparently the Japanese version of Elle magazine. And she's got a huge spread |
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